jerry springer joins us this morning. great to have you with us. >> well, thanks. s. you would think i would get a furniture commercial or something like that. these chairs are really strong. they can withstand any tloiing or owe. >> he no? maybe putting up that pitch this morning you'll get a call damplsts i hope so. you know, i'm trying to get work. >> it's hard for you these days, isn't it. >> yeah. >> this show started out 20 years ago were you a news guy, news anchor. >> yes. >> always into politics. they say we'll have do you a talk show. for three years it was pretty ach newsy -- >> it was a normal show. we had people like jesse jackson, oliver north, i know. i think the clip you are looking at there was our first show. oh, look at that hair. my, what a good looking young man. >> the flower dress, those were the days. >> that was a reunion show. is that when i looked -- oh, no. i'm going home! ohh. >> a look back. >> yeah. >> it really did,s it t started out completely different from the "jerry springer" show everyone knows. how did that happen? >> someone was